Coke-oven construction



March 24, 1925.

` l ,530,995 J. GEIGER COKE OVEN CONSTRUCTION Filed septw 11, 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 March 24. 1925.

' J. GEIGER COKB OVEN CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 922 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 March 24. 1925.

J. GEIGER COKE OVEN CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 11. 1922 4 Sheets-Sheot 4 Patented Mar. 24, 1925.

PATENT OFFEC JOSEPH GEIGER, OF STEELWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

COKE-OVEN CONSTRUCTON.

Application filed September To all whom it may oomem.:

le it known that I, JOSEPH Gnom, a citizen of the United States, residin at Stcelton, in the county of Dauphin and tate of Penns '1vania, have invented certain new and use .ul Inprovements in Ceke-oven Constructions, of which the following is a symcification. e

This invention relates to improvement& in the construction of coke ovens and more especially coke ovens or" the SenetSolvy type One im wrtant feature of the invention rrsides in the Construction of the sole floor of the oven and in the form of the hticks which are cmploved in constructing this floor one of the object of the invcntion being to so 'orm the hricks thatwhen as- Senbled they will provide a floor of 'sub stantial Construction and not liable to disintegration.

lt is :mother object of the present invention to so form the bricks comprisng the sole floor as to efiectually brace the bricks which conprise the side walls of the passage Way which runsrheneath the said floor, and thus prevent collnpee of the said side walls.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel COllStl'lH'llOll of sub-floor which floor constitutes the bottom of the passage- Wy above ret'e'red to. and so that the side walls of the mssagewuy will be mlditionully brat-ed against relative displzcencnt both in :in inwzrd and outwnrd direction.

Another object of the invention is to provide :in improved construction and arrangement of bricks oomprising the side walls of the oven chanbcr, the bricks being so for-med and nssembled :s to el'cctually prevent collapse of these walls or the inner and outer tiers comprising the same.

The invention generally has as its object to provide a minimum number 0f.di'll'erent kinds of bricks which may be assembled in u definite order in building up the various walls and floors of a, coke oven ot' the type hcretofore mentioncd. so that the completed oven Will be suhstantial in Construction and will not require frequent repnirs to its Welle and fioors, and so that the cost of construction of such an oven may be materially 11, 1922. Serial No. 557569.

lowered bv reason of the smaller number of bricks of different kinds required in its con- Struction.

In the accompanying drawinge:

Figura 1 is e vertical transverse sectional view through :i coke oven constructed in accordancc with the invention;

Figuie 2 e vertical longitudinal sectional view through the oven;

Figure 3 is a group perspective View illustrating a number of the bricks which are employed in building up the side walls of the oven chan'ber:

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the brit-ks of the oven wall;

Figure 5 is a perspective view illustrating one of the members employed in the construction of the sole floor;

Figura 6 a. similar view of one of the hricks employcd in the construction of the sub-floor;

Figure '7 is a perspective View of one of the flue bricks employed between the sole and sub-floor&

In the drawings, the numer& 1 indicates in general the oven chamber flanked by side WlliS 2 of any suitable Construction and closed :it the reer by a wall 3 and at the front by a wall 4. The sole floor of the oven chamber is indicated in general by the nuncral 5 and the sub-floor by the nmneral (i, these floors. together with side walls indiczitcd in general by the numeral 7, defining :i paesigewny 8 extending longitudinally bencath the oven chamher, the Walls 2 being extcnded to provide a foundation in which is` provided a passageway 10 extending beneath the passageway 8. i

Side walls indicated in general b the nuneral 11 are built within and besi e the walls and define the opposite sides of the ovcn chamber 1, and each of these side walls ll co'nprises an inner tier of brcks indicated in general by the numeral 12 and an outer tier indicated in general by the numeral 13, the tiers being spaced so as to provide combustion spaces li between the tiers and through which spaces the burning gases generated as a, result of the coking operatiom may sweep, in the usualxmanner in ovens of this type.

The inner and outer tiers of bricks 12 and 13 are joined b bricks which are lad between them an one of which is indicated in general by the numeral 15 and the other by the numeral 16. Each of' the bricks 15 is provided with a raised ,portion 17 extending from one end of the brick to a pont adjacent the other end thereof and thus providin rabbets 18 at the longitudinal edges of said brick and a transverse rabbet 19 et' the last-mentioned end of the brick. The brick at its first-mcntioned end is provided with a tongue 20 providing e rabbet 21 and it will be understood that a companion one of the bricks 15 will be som'ewhat similarly formed so that when the bricks are fitted together, end for end, 'the tongue of one brick will seat in the rabbet 24 of the other brick. The bricks 15 are of solid or imperforate Construction, and therefore where they ocur between the tiers 12 and 13, they define the closed tops and bottoms of passageways into which the space 14 is divided.

Communication is established between the passageways referred to above, at suitable points, by the employment of bricks 16, and each of these bricks, which will hereinafter be referred to as flue bricks, is provided substantially centraily with a fine opening'22 and is formed upon its npper and under sides with ribs 23 and 24 which ribs extend at the opposite sides of the opening 22 and the opposing faces of which ribs constitute extensions of the side wnlls of this opening. One end of the brick is indicated by the numeral 25, and the ends of the ribs 23 and 24 terminate, at this end of the brick, substantially'in transverse alignment with the adjacent or corresponding end wall of the flue opening 22, their said ende being free from connection with each other. At their other ends however the ribs 23 and 24 re connected by a portion %ti which is ex'endcd, as indicated by the numero] 27, to the oxtreme corresponding end of: the body of the brick. The formntion of' the ribs 23 and 24 provides rabbets 23 at the opposite longitudnal sides of the two faces of the brick and when the bricks 15 and lt' are urrunged one above another, the mbbets 18 and 28 will be corrcspondingly located. and the end portions of the bricks 16 will be located opposite the rabbets 19 of the adjacent bricks 15 The tiers 12 and 13 are also connected or spanned by bricks which are indicated in general by the nneral 29 and each of which bricks has plane upper and lower ends adaptcd to seat snugly and firmly in the rabbet 19 against the'end portion 22' of the bricks 15 and 16 respectively. The bricks 29 are provided at their opposite sides with bosses 30 extendingfroi their lower cnds to e point speeod from their upper ends and of a thickness equal to the thickness ot' the body of the brick 29 and the upper end portion of each boss 30 has one of its faces disposed obliquely, as indicatcd by the numeral 31,

so as to provide a substantially wcdgcshaped shoulder 32.

The tiers 12 and 13 are constructed of bricks indicated by the numerals 33, 34, and36. Each of the bricks 33 is provided at one vertical edge and ndjacent its upper end with an overhangin no se 31" designed to engnge over the shoul er 32 of a companion one of the bricks 29, the lower end of the brick 33 resting in the rebbet 18 of the com anion brick 15 and the upper end of the rick 33 supporting the corresponding corner of the companion brick 16. It will be evident at this point that by` the provisio of the wedge-'shaped bosses 33'and the overhanging noss 37, the bricks 29 and 33 are securely interlocked in building up the walls 11. In order that the bricks 33 may be brced with relation to the bricks 16, the said bricks 33 are formed in their upper edges or ends with 'abbets 38 which receive the unconnected end portions of the ribs 24 of the companion brick 16. The bricks 34, one of which is clearly shown in Figire 4 of the drawings, difi'cr from the bricks 33 in the res ect that these bricks 34 are provided wit rabhets 39 in their lower ends instead of being provided with the rabbets 38 in their upper ends as in the case of the said bricks 33 so as to adapt them to fit the ribs 23. A tongue 40 is formed longitudinally upon th at edge of the brick 33 opposite the edge at which the nose 37 is located for a purpose to be presently explained, and similarly the correspondng edge of the brick 34 is formed with a tongue 41. Each brick 34 is provided with a nose 42 corresponding to the nose 37 of the brick Whereas in the case of the bricks 33. their rabbets 38 receive the connected cnds of the ribs 23 and 24 upon the compznon brick 16. the rabbcts 39 of the bricks 34 likewise receive these rihs of a compnnion brick 16, but in the first instanco the bricks 33 support one of the bricks 16 and in the letter instnnce the bricks 34 are supported or disposed to rest upon one of the bricks 16.

The brick is forned upon the vertical edge with a tongue 44 and in its opposite vertical edge with :L groovc 45, and one end of the brick'nay be plane or square whereas the opposite end is rabbeted, as indicated by the numeral 46. Thus, as illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings, the plane end of one of the bricks 35 is adapted to be disposed to rest in the rabbet 18 of a' conpanion brick 13' and with the tongue 40 of the companion brick 33 fitting in the groove 45, the tongue 44 of the brick 35 fitting in the groove 45 of zt conpanion brick 35. The rabbets 46 of the bricks 35 are designed to accomnodte the ribs 23 or 24 of a compenion brih 16, and it wiil be understood that throughout the structure in generai, the interitting of the rihs and rebbets end tongues and grooves, serves to interlcek or relatively breee the several brieks and thue adds to the s'uhstantiel Construction of the walls of which they form e' component part.

The sole floor 5 of the oven is made up of a number of bricks 47 each provided et -its opposite ends `with oppositely disposed rahbets48 so that when the bricke are dsposedend to end, the rahbets will match in the manner illustrated in'Figure 2, and a firm and gas-'Light union will be provided between adjac'ent ones of the bricks. Each brick 4:7 is formed upon its under side with a longitudinally extending-boss 49 providing rabbets 50 which are designed 'tofit the upper end .edges of the bricks comprising the side walls 7 of the passagew 8, the up per portions of these side Wel s being in this manner relatively breced against inward Collapse.

By reference to Figre 1 of the drawings, v this bracing of the side Welle 7 will be evident, and it will also be ol'served by referonce to the said figures that the opposite longitudinal edges of the hricks 41 abut against the lower portions of the opposing faces of the lowermost course of hricks comprising .the inner wall 12 so that the hricks of these Courses at the opposite sides of the oven chemher are relat'ively bij-ticed against inwerd Collapse.

The side walls 7 are built up of a number of brieks indicated in general by the numeral 51, two'or more of the bricke 36, shown in Figure 7 of the drawings, beingelso erhployed at each sideof the passagewav' 8 'and at the real' end of the structure as il us- Irated in Figure Q of the drawing; Each of the bricks 36 is provided with nn, arehed opening 52 and is forned iu its oppositc vertical edges with' op'positcly disposed -zbhets 53, the brick in one face at .itslower end being rahbeted, as ut 54, so as to provide long-.ios- 51' at the opposite sides of .the arcl'ed opening 59. The hrieks 51 ure provided at their opposite vertical edges with rabhete 56 and at their lower ends are rehheted as at 57 to provide tongues 58. In assembling the bricks 51 with one another and likewise in ssembling the hricks 36 with one another and With the bricks 51, the rabbeted vertical edges of the several bricks are interfitted and in this manner the ,walls 7 are built up. As before stated, the bosses 49 upon the under sides of the sole floor bricks 47 seat between the upper edges of the walis 7, the upper ends of the hricks 36 and 51 'fitting in the rabhets 50 in the under sides of 'the said hricks 47.

The sub-floor 8 is built up of a suitable numher of hricks indicated. in general by the numerel 59 and one of which is eleeriy iliust'ee in Figure 8 of the drawing& shown in this' figure the brick 59 is provided et its oppo tite eriedges with oppostely dispoyzd rehete 60 oorresponding in purpose to the rehbete 48 of the briels* 47, and likewiee each brick 59 is provided noon ite under side with a boss 61 correspondin to the boss 49 of the brick 47 and design to seat within the up r end of the passagewey 19 in the fou. etion structure 9, as hest illuetrated in Figure l, the brick; 59 bein in this marinar reetrainecl against the later:: displecement and therefore maintained in. proper alignmeit throu hout the length of: the sub-floor 6. Each rick 59 is further forme& in its uoper :tebe near its laterai edges with pamilel groovee 62, and th e oovee receive the tongues 55 and 58 of t e ricks 36 and, 51 respeetively, as shown 'in said Figurei, 5 4 e The' walls' are rovided With passageweys 63 thmugh which the products of comhustion and may enter, through the arched openings 52 in the bricks 36, into the. passageway S where they sweep longitudinally of the peesagewey end pass downwa'dly through the opening Get left in the forward end of the sub-floor G, and finally enter the paeeegewey 10 and pase .out through the steak or chimney 65 in the' ree:- w'ait 3 of the oven.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In coke oven wall Construction,- companon upright bricks, one having 'e' substantially wedge-ehaped, upwardly presented shoulder, end the other havn a depending,'overhanging nose enggea le with( said shoulder.

2. In coke oven Construction, a wall comprising spaced inner bricks laid in com-ses, and other Bricks eiiteding between the tiers,- the last-mentioned hricls having substantially wedgeshuped, upwzrdly presented, ltteralshoulders, and certain of .the first-me'tioned bricks having over over and interloeki'ng with said shoulders.

and outer tiers of hunging noses 'fitting 3, In coke ovenconstruction, a wall com- 4 prising speeed inner and outer tiere of bricks laid in Courses, other bricks extending between the tiers, other bricks supported upon the second-mentioned bricks, the last-mentioned bricks have lateral shouiders provided with wedgeshaped upper ends, and certain of the first-mention& bricks having noses fitting over and interlocking with the said shoulders.

4. 121 colce oven Construction, a wall con;-

risin s zced u ri ht' side bricks 'e brick P a I P r extending between the first-mentioned brieks and having shouldered engagement with the first-mentioned bricks, another brick extending between the first-mentene hrieks ami having ehouldered engagement i walls.

6. In coke oven Construction, 'an oven chamber comprising'side walls,'.a passageway -beneath the chamber also eon rising side walls,` and a. floor for the o amber conprising a plurality of. bricks disposed A to rest at their edge portions upon the upper and provided upon edges of the side walls of the passageway and extending between the side walls of the said eharnber, the said' bricks having shouldered under sides eoacting with the 'side walls of the passageway to relatively' brace the said walls against inward dis- 'placcmenh 7. In 'coke oven Construction; an oven chamber, a passageway extcnding beneath the chamber, the said ch'aube'r comprising side walls, the passagewayeomprisin side walls each consisting of a number of ricks disposed in upright position, and a floor for the oven chamber comprising a plurality of bricks laid to rest upon the-upper ends of the bricks of the side walls of the passageway and provided upon their under sides with rabbets fitting the upper ends of the saidbricks of the passageway wall.

8. In coke oven construction, a founda tionhaving a passageway extending therein, a." floor disposed upon 'the foundation and comprising bricks arranged in a series their under sides with shoulders coacting with the opposite side walls of the passageway to prevent relative lateral displacement of the brieks, side walls upstauding. from the floor, and an oven ehamher including a sole floor ex-` tending between the upper. portions of the last 'nentioned sido walls,` the said sole floor having shoulders engaging the said portions of the side wallsto relatively breee the same against inward displacement.`

9. In coke oven Construction, 'a 'foundation having a passageway extending therefond mentioned brick,

in, a' floor disposed upon"the foundationfloor extending between 'the upper portions' of the lastmentioned side walls, the said sole floor having"shoul ders en'gagin the said 'portions of the 'said last mentoned side walls to relatively braee the same against inward dis lacement, the said-chamber further includ ing sidewlls relatively braced by the said sole floor against ini ward displaccnent.

10. In coke oven Construction, an oven chamber, the .said chamber including& sole 'floor', a foundation supportin the chamin the, foun ation, a, subv ber, a passageway floor comprsing a plurality'ofv bricks laid in'a series, extending over .the top of the last-mentioned passageway and hovin shoulders coaeting with the side walls o the. passageway to prevent relative lateral displacement of the bricks, the said brieks having grooves in' their' upper faces, and spaced walls comprising'series of 'bri'ks arranged upright upon the bricks ofthe said' sub-floor and extending between said floor and the 'sole floor and having ortions-lead-.

ing'into the grooves in the 'ricks of the sub-floor. 4

11, In coke oven construction 'a wall comprising upright side bricks,=a brick 'extendng-between the first mention'ed bricks and having shouldered enga ement with the first-mentionedbricks an supporting the same, another brickextending between the endsof the first mentioned bricksand having shouldered engagementwith the sec the first nentioned bricks having shoulde's presented in an upward direction and beveled,'and the thirdmentened brick being provided at its 'opposite upright edges with overhmging noses having intel-looking engagenent over the said shoulders.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOSEP GEIGER. e` 5. 

